George Unwin
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George Unwin
by Nathan Cooper Branwhite, after and published by Samuel Medley
stipple engraving, published 1805
13 3/8 in. x 10 in. (339 mm x 253 mm) plate size; 17 1/8 in. x 13 1/4 in. (434 mm x 335 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D39272
Sitterback to top
- George Unwin (active 1789), Reviver of the tin trade to India and China. Sitter in 1 portrait.
Artistsback to top
- Nathan Cooper Branwhite (1774 or 1775-1857), Miniature painter and engraver. Artist or producer associated with 21 portraits.
- Samuel Medley (1769-1857), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 3 portraits.
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Events of 1805back to top
Current affairs
Nelson's state funeral is held at St Paul's. An occasion for an outpouring of national grief and patriotism, the grand ceremony built on the cult of Nelson which had emerged in the years before his death.Art and science
Mary Tighe publishes Pysche or the Legend of Love, a romantic allegory in the fashionable medieval revival style, admired by both Keats and Shelley.The 'poems of Ossian' are officially declared a fake and a great literary scandal ends as Scottish poet James Macpherson is exposed as the forger of the third century bard's epic works.
International
Battle of Trafalgar. Napoleon's ultimate plan to invade England from Boulogne with 100,000 men is thwarted by superior British naval power. Nelson dies in the closing moments of battle having been wounded by a French sniper, but survives long enough to learn that a decisive victory has been won.Comments back to top
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